Easter Trivia: What Do You Know About the Easter Bunny?

Show Off Your Chocolate Knowledge with This Quiz!

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ after he was hung on a cross to die. The symbols of Easter include cute bunny rabbits and colorful eggs. How, exactly, do these symbols tie in to the holiday itself? That's what I'm asking you in the following trivia quiz! Let's see how far down the bunny trail you're hopping this year!

1. What inspired the look of Easter baskets?
2. Easter is a movable holiday. It occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon that happens on or after what?
3. How did Easter get its name?
4. Why, exactly, is an egg associated with Easter?
5. What is the official term for painting Easter eggs?
6. How many chocolate bunnies are made each year for Easter?
7. 76% of people prefer to eat what part of their chocolate bunnies FIRST?
8. The first chocolate Easter eggs were made in Europe in what century?
9. What group brought the Easter rabbit to America?
10. What color jellybean, a popular Easter candy, is preferred by children?

Answers:
1. bird's nests
2. the Spring Equinox, March 21
3. from the Anglo-Saxon goddess Eastre
4. It was the symbol of Eastre (along with the hare), and means "rebirth" in many, many cultures around the world, including Egyptian and Roman.
5. Pysanka
6. 90 million
7. The ears
8. 19th
9. The Germans, around the time of the Civil War, which is when Americans really began celebrating Easter in full force.
10. Red!

Results:
1-3 Correct: You are one lame rabbit! Go ahead, eat a chocolate bunny ears first! Find your inner child! It's okay to enjoy the secular as well as religious aspects of Easter!
4-7 Correct: You are making steady progress down the bunny trail, but you might need a few more jellybeans to lighten your step! Keep up the good work!
8-10 Correct: You are zipping right along! Just make sure you enjoy every bite of chocolate, and maybe go to church to remember the true meaning of the holiday!